Curriculum
Your preliminary teaching credential may be for multiple subjects or a single subject. You may also earn a bilingual authorization with your credential with one additional course and fulfillment of state testing requirements.
This credential prepares you to teach elementary school, but it also authorizes assignment in any self-contained classroom, preschool, K-12 or in classes primarily for adults.
Foundations Courses
- EDLT 500 Foundations of Education*
- EDLT 501 Theories of Teaching, Learning and Development*
- EDLT 502 Teaching English Learners and Diverse Populations*
- EDLT 503 Teaching Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Environments*
Candidates demonstrating fulfillment of specific credential requirements, including subject matter, and completion of the Foundations courses are eligible to enroll in the following courses:
Methods Courses
- EDTP 520 Leadership & Law in Diverse Classrooms*
- EDTP 521 Literacy & Language in Diverse Classrooms*
- EDTP 522 Teaching I: Planning & Methods for Content Standards*
- EDTP 523 Introduction to Clinical Practice
- EDTP 511 Teaching Performance Assessment Seminar I*
Methods Spring classes are available in a 40% online/60% in person hybrid format.
Clinical Practice
- EDTP 525 Teaching II: Advanced Planning & Methods for Content Standards*
- EDTP 540 Clinical Practice
- EDTP 512 Teaching Performance Assessment Seminar II*
*Credit from these courses can be applied toward the Master of Education (MEd) degree if taken at the graduate level.
This credential prepares you to teach a single subject in a secondary school, usually in grades 7 through 12.
Candidates may earn credentials that authorize teaching in the following subject areas:
- Art
- English
- Spanish
- Mathematics
- Foundational Math
- Music
- Physical Education
- Science (Biology, Chemistry, Geosciences, or Physics)
- Foundational Science
- Social Science (History, Government, and Economics)
Foundations Courses
- EDLT 500 Foundations of Education*
- EDLT 501 Theories of Teaching, Learning and Development*
- EDLT 502 Teaching English Learners and Diverse Populations*
- EDLT 503 Teaching Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Environments*
Candidates demonstrating fulfillment of specific credential requirements including subject matter (either through an approved undergraduate program or by exam), and completion of the Foundations courses are eligible to enroll in the following courses:
Methods Courses
- EDTP 530 Leadership & Law in Diverse Classrooms*
- EDTP 532 Literacy & Language in Diverse Classrooms*
- EDTP 531 Teaching I: Planning & Methods for Content Standards*
- EDTP 533 Introduction to Clinical Practice
- EDTP 513 Teacher Performance Assessment Seminar I*
Methods Spring classes are available in a 40% online/60% in person hybrid format.
Clinical Practice
- EDTP 535 Teaching II: Subject Specific Pedagogical Skills*
- EDTP 560 Clinical Practice in the Secondary Classroom
- EDTP 514 Teacher Performance Assessment Seminar II*
*Credit from these courses can be applied toward the Master of Education (MEd) degree if taken at the graduate level.
Earning a bilingual authorization with your teaching credential will prepare you for highly demanded bilingual education programs within the state of California.
The bilingual authorization requires one additional course in addition to fulfilling the state subject matter requirements by exam, or through approved undergraduate course work. (Cal Lutheran undergraduates who earn a Spanish major or minor are able to waive the exam requirements.)
Foundations Courses
- EDLT 501: Theories of Teaching Learning and Development*
- ELDT 502: Teaching English Learners and Diverse Student Populations*
- EDLT 503: Teaching Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Environments*
- EDLT 504: Theories and Policies of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism*
Candidates demonstrating fulfillment of specific credential requirements including subject matter (either through an approved undergraduate program or by exam), and completion of the Foundations courses are eligible to enroll in the following courses:
Methods Courses
- EDTP 520/530: Leadership and Law in Diverse Classrooms*
- EDTP 521/532: Literacy and Language in Diverse Classrooms*
- EDTP 524/534: Methodology of Instruction in a Biliteracy Setting
- EDTP 523/533: Introduction to Clinical Practice
- EDTP 511/513: Assessment*
Clinical Courses (Full-Time Student Teaching)
- EDTP 535: Subject Specific Pedagogical Skills (Bilingual Education)
- EDTP 540/560: Clinical Practice
- EDTP 512/514: Teacher Performance Assessment Seminar
- EDLT 575: Spanish in the U.S.
*Credit from these courses can be applied toward the Master of Education (MEd) degree if taken at the graduate level.
Master of Education (M.Ed.) Degree Option
After obtaining your credential through this program, you can complete a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Teacher Leadership degree for only 3 additional classes, which helps with salary growth (close to 50% of all California public school teachers hold a master's degree).
- EDGN 509 Situating Yourself As Scholar
- EDGN 510 Collaboratories of Practice
- EDGN 599 Education Improvement Plan